The moral of both of the Anansi episodes: Don't live next door to Anansi.

The moon saying "oh honey" killed me

I remember my mother telling me this story growing up! As a Ghanaian- American, I just want to say thank you for spreading these stories to a wider audience! ☺️

Everyone: *exists* Anansi: it’s free real estate

For everyone talking about corn being in this myth, I invite you to please remember 2 things: 1. Myths grow and change, so it is possible an older version of this myth included a different crop 2. Corn was brought to Africa in the 1500s, that's 500 years for a myth to emerge (or change from a previous version)

"Time for the ultimate revenge! First I'm going to work hard, save money, and buy fancy things for myself." Well I guess it's true that the best revenge is a life well spent.

Still trying to adjust to the whole Ananzi as played by Jeff Goldblum thing.

"He made me cut my corn field, I will made him kill his mother." A totally logical response :D

Wow that was a hell of trick to pull on a trickster poor spider moma

As a Ghanaian, it's kind of surreal to hear you so casually saying "ananse"(spider) while narrating one of my childhood stories.

I can’t thank you guys enough for covering history and mythology from all over the world, instead of offering the Eurocentric view I was given in history class. You have broadened my horizon and taught me so much. I think I speak for all of your viewers when I say: thank you and keep up the good work.

“A strange feeling possessed Anansi: something he hadn’t felt before: he was jealous...” Earlier: “So when Anansi heard of the beauty of the wife of Jealousy, he went to go see if he could make her his own.”

As Homer described in one episode of The Simpsons, jealousy is the fear of losing something you have, while envy is the feeling of wanting something someone else has.

"How Anansi Brought Jealousy" 1:03 ... well, that was a short story. :b

This is why spiders don't grow corn anymore. They lose their moms.

An important note, 'Jealousy' in this tale is actually the personification of envy, and not jealousy. Envy is about wanting something instead of someone else, whereas jealousy is about wanting something too. If you are envious about someone's icecream you want to take it from them. If you are jealous about someone's icecream you want to get some from where they did.

West African mythology? Cool. Mythology blessed with the rains

Anansi *digged* his own downfall Pride cometh before the fall...

Gotta love Dew's expressions at Anansi's mom's funeral. Also, Anansi, you're making all spiders look bad. Though, does Jealousy stand simultaneously for envy, too? Because what is described here is mostly envy, not jealousy. But it's still a great moral and good vid.

Extra Credits: "For you see!" *SAO Abridged Kirito intensifies*

Wow... Just, wow. You really gotta appreciate the person who came up with all of these stories. They might be a little all over the place, but they are really meaningful 😊😊😊

Now do the one about him faking his death to keep all the food for himself

I always love Anansi stories growing up.

Books: “Small fortune” Also books: Gold jewelry, Silk clothes, Large houses...

Man, do I love the stories of Trickster Gods.

This is absolutely brilliant. I mean all the extra mythologies are but when you go hunting for these, (myth tales) you get your european ones and the greek ones but you really researched beyond that for amazing little tid-bits into cultures I had never considered mythology for before. Or did and i didn't find them under "mythology" because I needed to punch in "afraican religion stories in the early whatevers". I have enjoyed each and every one of these and i'll be sure to stay eager for more!

...Whelp, Anansi killing his own mom out of jealousy isn't disturbing at all! /s 😳😨😳😨😳😨😳😨

He was Anansi's neighbor and was a trusting man? Just moved to the neighborhood then?

Extra credits I just want to take a moment and say how much I appreciate all the time and effort you put into all the videos you make you rock

Parents in 2019: We only tell our kids stories that are safe and we will never scare them or make them uncomfortable or anything like that. Old ass mythology: A spider plays a trick that makes his neighbour loos his crop so that neighbour plays a trick on a spider that makes him loose him mother.

Why is Anansi’s voice a Jeff Goldblum impression?

This series has brought back some vague and ancient memories of hearing these stories in early elementary school.

So like Anyone else having flashbacks to that one episode of Southpark with the Chili?

2:36 That one in the middle has to be one of the best laughing faces I've ever seen. Oh man, that's so me lol.

Seriously, that opening was astonishingly cool. Like... you could just print those frames as backgrounds and WE'D EAT THEM UP.

anansi stories are great, thanks for sharing

I grew up in South Africa, hearing this story as a kid and I have since forgotten it existed until you uploaded! The nostalgia right now...

Extra Credits: *Anansi got tricked Key & Peele: “You can't con a con-artist”

this is one of the best story videos i saw

As someone who gets jealous of everything in the whole world, this really got to me. LOVE IT

“Because jealousy leaves nothing but broken homes and barren fields” Me who plays Hearts of Iron and sees Turkey’s Chromium: time to annex and build more heavy tanks

Anansi's real name is Kwaku Anansi, and he's the folklore story of Ghana

That was a pretty deep story

That's a payback similarly cruel like that South Park episode where Cartman made that kid eat his own parents.

The return of Goldblum spider.

Why do I get the feeling a huge part of West African mythology can be summed up with "God dammit, Anansi?"

These myths about Anansi are really great!

I love how he gives Anisi a Jeff Goldblum impression

For most of the story that wasn't actually jealousy. Jealousy is when you're afraid someone will take what you have. Envy is when you want something that someone else has.

PRANKING MY NEIGHBOR SPIDER (GONE WRONG) (+18)

We used to watch animated versions of these in art class and it’s so good to see

Anansi the *Punny* spider

Best revenge story ever!

Daaaaang Doo... you're cold

Well damn. That escalated quickly.

You need to "Anansi-ate" when you tell these stories. 😂

Man this made me lose a lot of respect for Anansi. He committed matricide. For the lowest and pettiest of reasons.

An eye for an eye A mother for some corn

Anansi: *About to trick dew* The sun: ｕｈ　ｏｈ．

really dig the stylized intro. do it again! :D

Dude tricked him into murdering his Mom. That's some Eric Cartman level shit.

Love the goldblum impression for anansi

Dew’s mom looks so innocent

ok... this was dark! and i love every second of it.

I love these stories

My mom would probably say this about about Anansi: Cari gara-gara ini laba-laba! (This spider is literally looking for trouble!)

I really really love this depiction of anansi

This is the second time someone set up a fake funeral to get back at Anansi... It didn't work the other time someone tried it.

I think you meant envy and not jealousy. Envy is when you want something other person has, while jealousy is thinking other people want what you have.

When they say "corn" do they mean grain? Corn is a New World commodity, so unless this is a very modern myth, it wouldn't have existed in Africa, right?

Stan Marsh: Dude, I think we should try to never piss Du (sp?) off again.

Never, mess with Jealousy

I'm actually surprised how clever those tales are.

Plot twist: Anansi bought the stories so that he can become the main character

I would love to know where they sourced this from, I've never seen it told as one tale. It's normally two different and largely unconnected stories, although they both touch on jealousy as a theme. The first one (Ananasi getting Aso away from Akwasi/Jealousy) is so truncated as to be almost unrecognizable, and leaves out a ton of background including all of Spider's numerous trickster stunts. Anansi doesn't "run off" with Aso - he impregnates her and leaves, with Akwasi deciding to bring her Anansi's home village after he discovers the pregnancy later. Akwasi winds up with further embarrassments on getting there and eventually winds up giving Aso to Spider, and their child is sacrificed and its remains scattered around the village - which probably has some deep meaning that I've yet to see adequately explained. The second story is basically intact, but this is the only time I've seen it folded into a meta-narrative that explicitly mentions jealousy as some sort of personified entity getting revenge. Akwasi as the literal incarnation of Jealousy feels really weird to me. He's jealous in his parent tale, not capital-J Jealousy.

Golly, Anansi. I mean... you just... that... ah... man. I don't know what to say anymore. But man, the power of these stories is immense.

Anansi: played by Jeff Goldblum

Flexing before: Flexing now = a room full of toilet paper

This is like an Always sunny episode

Anansi just gets in a whole bunch of trouble doesn't he? BTW I love the Jeff Goldblum narration of him. At least it sounds that way to me.

Man that parting gift

6:23 That's looking like a real 'Bruh!' moment for Anansi.

Hot damn cold blooded my dude

Cody: "Zorc, you killed him!" Zorc: "Tee hee hee, I love practical jokes!"

i like this story

Ok I just realized this is #2 I’ll go watch #1 hahahahaha

ok you guys made me say wow

Is that the British meaning of Corn, that is any grain, or is it the Anglo-American meaning, Maize? The corn depicted would be a new world domesticate.

That’s a true spider menace

Did... Did you make Anansi Jeff Goldblum? Loved the vid.

Eric Cartman only tricked Tenorman into eating his already murdered parents. He didn't trick him into murdering his mother.

Damn, Ultimate Revenge... 😅😂🤣

That Anansi is a real piece of work ain't he?

JEALOUSY is when you are afraid of losing or someone taking something you already have, ENVY is wanting something that someone else has. Drives me crazy when people use these words interchangeably when that isn't accurate at all. Same thing with Mortified. People use Mortified (meaning incredibly embarrassed) when they really mean horrified. I've even heard a true crime KZfaqr say someone who discovered a murdered person as Mortified. Ugh please don't use words if you don't know what they mean.

4:32 That Body lifting Animation Doh

He's goes by Mr. Nancy now

Anansi Vibe Checked his mother for not giving him corn.

"Its just a prank bro" The prank:

Wow very surprised to see this video

Wow........spider messed up big time.